Auction: October 3rd-6th, 2005

Preview: October 1 & 2, 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

*WALTHER MODEL 9 SEMI AUTOMATIC PISTOL. SN 620903. Cal. 25. 2” rnd bbl. Standard markings on both sides of the slide. Crown over “N” proof marks. Steel circles with dots on grip. The brown leather holster is unmarked. CONDITION: 95% bright blue with wear at the muzzle and along the sharp edges. Slight pitting along the backstrap. Grips are matching and are fine. Holster is scuffed with minor cracking but is still good. Spare magazine pouch is empty. 4-55298 FS258 (200-300)

*SMITH & WESSON HAND EJECTOR M&P 1905 1ST CHANGE. Cal. 38 Spcl. SN 90649. Blue finish, 6-1/2″ bbl, half moon front sight; diamond checkered walnut grips with a factory installed lanyard loop in the butt. The serial number has been relocated to the left side of the frame under the grip and the right grip has a matching pencil number. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Overall retains about 92-93% strong bright orig blue with the back strap flaked to patina and most of the trigger bow turned to light patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection 4-55363 JR342 (250-400)

WHITNEY SPUR TRIGGER REVOLVER. Cal. 38RF. SN 894. 2-1/2” oct bbl. Standard one line marking on top of the bbl. Cylinder pin is a replacement & the main spring is missing. Bbl is loose. CONDITION: Heavy brown patina on the iron parts, dark patina on the brass with hints of silver in protected places. Left grip is broken and both are heavily worn on the edges and high spots. Mechanically needs parts and wor.12 4-55140 (150-300)

PIN FIRE REVOLVER WITH HISTORY. NVSN Cal 11mm. 3-½’ part oct bbl. Note wired to the pistol claims that this was a “French Pistol Taken From The Body of Rebel Officer. By Lt. N. Cooper in 1863”. This has a postmark dated 1883. There was originally engraving on the revolver but it is over half missing. Ejector and associated parts are missing. Bbl is cut off. CONDITION: Rust/brown patina with light to moderate pitting overall. Grips have been repaired, heavily filed and refinished. Missing some internal parts. 4-56885 FS28 (800-1,200)

UNIDENTIFIED EUROPEAN PERCUSSION REVOLVER. NVSN. Cal. 36. 3-3/32” oct. bbl. Hammer lays flat on top of frame giving it an appearance of not having a hammer. Loading lever, loading lever catch and wedge appear similar to early Colt Paterson revolvers, but the multi-groove rifling is definitely European and the internal mechanism is similar to several European mechanisms. CONDITION: Frame and bbl have been heavily cleaned removing most of the engraving. Grips have been repaired and re-varnished. Mechanically appears to wor.12 4-56936 X-6 (400-600)

CASED ENGRAVED COLT NEW LINE 32 REVOLVER. Cal. 32 RF. SN 2853. Nickel & gold finish with 2-1/4″ bbl, 2-line address with fine bird head 2-pc ivory grips. Frame & bbl have about 70-75% coverage Neew York style engraving consisting of foliate arabesque patterns with punch dot background. Cylinder has been reguilded with the engraving re-cut through the finish. Punch dot background on the cylinder was not re-stamped. Accompanied by a rare orig walnut casing with purple velvet lining & a cartridge block containing 52 “U” head stamped cartridges. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching except the grips which are not numbered but fit extremely well & are probably orig to this revolver. Overall the frame & bbl retain 95-97% strong orig bright nickel. Trigger screw is slightly battered and all the screws retain most of their orig blue. Cylinder retains about all of the re-applied guilding. Grips have a lovely mellow patina. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore. Case has a minor hairline in the lid, otherwise is sound & retains most of its orig finish with light nicks & scratches. Interior is soiled with some wear in the bottom & lightly faded. Cartridges are fine. 4-56479 (4,000-7,000)

RARE LE PROTECTOR FRENCH PALM PISTOL. Cal. 22 Short. SN 911.12 Built similar to the famous Chicago Palm Pistol but in a reduced size. Nickel finish with 1-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl with smooth gutta percha side plates with the left side having a center escutcheon marked “LE PROTECTOR / SYSTEME E. TURBIAUX”. This little pistol, unlike the small front trigger safety of the Chicago Palm Pistol, has a sliding safety around the rear circumference that, when engaged, blocks the squeezer lever from completing its travel. CONDITION: Fine plus. Metal is cleaned bright but retains 75-80% orig nickel with some light pitting on the bbl and a little heavier pitting on the squeezer handle. Mechanics are all orig & fine. Smooth bore is bright with scattered pitting. 4-57183 JR553 (1,000-1,500)

SHARPS MODEL 1C FOUR BBL PISTOL. SN 50 Marked “C.SHARPS &CO / PHILADA. PA.” in a circle around the hammer screw on the right frame. There is no marking on the left side of the frame. CONDITION: 80% bright blue thinning at the muzzle. 90% tarnished silver on the frame. Upper right cartridge head well on the breech is blown out. 80% flaky varnish on the grips. Action is fine. 8-87366 FS40 (1,000-1,500)

CASED PRESCOTT REVOLVER. SN 48. Cal. 32RF. 4” oct. bbl. Brass frame with “E. A. PRESCOTT. / PAT’D. OCT. 2. 1860” on top of bbl. Wood case is lined with red velvet and contains a partial box of UNC cartridges and a key, which works the loc.12 CONDITION: 20% blue on bbl and cylinder. 40% silver on frame. Case lid is cracked on one end and scuffed on the other. Interior is faded and stained. Cartridge box label is bright the cartridges are corroded. Mechanically fine. 4-56937 FS9 (800-1,200)

PRESCOTT BELT REVOLVER. Cal. 38RF. SN 396. 6”oct bbl. The cylinder has another number 170 on the rear surface but the number on the front matches. Marked “E. A. PRESCOTT. WORCESTER. MASS / PAT’D. OCT. 2. 1860” on top of the bbl. Iron frame, brass trigger guard. CONDITION: 25% blue on the bbl & traces on the cylinder. Gray patina with dents and light surface rust elsewhere. Left grip is missing a small chip at the toe and both are somewhat battered. Mechanically fine. 4-57217 FS65 (500-800)

PLANT 3RD MODELCUP FIRE REVOLVER. SN 6955. Cal. 41. 5-½” oct. bbl. Marked “MERWIN & BRAY. NEW YORK” on top of the bbl. There are also patent marks around the center of the cylinder but these are only about half readable. Ejector rod is replaced. CONDITION: Faint traces of blue in protected places on the bbl. Mostly brown patina with even light pitting and some scale. Grips are heavily worn but retain good traces of varnish. Mechanically fine. 4-56991 FS17 (400-600)

INSCRIBED E.A. PRESCOTT SGL ACTION NAVY REVOLVER. SN 77. Cal 36RF with a 7-1/8” oct bbl with a blued bbl and cylinder and silver-plated brass frame. This revolver is inscribed professionally and of the period down the back strap, “R. Heywood”. 6-shot revolver. 2-pc walnut grips marked across the bbl top “E.A. Prescott, Worcester, Mass./Pat’d. Oct. 2, 1860”. CONDITION: Fine. Gun retains most of its orig finish. Silver-plated frame and trigger guard are so deeply tarnished that they appear almost to be blued. Remains of powder residue on the frame. Grips retain about 80% of their orig varnish with some light nicks and scratches. Markings are clear, edges are sharp. This was a very popular private purchase handgun for Civil War officers. In depth research may lead to the positive identification of “R. Heywood” inscribed on the back strap of the revolver. 4-57249 CW85 (1,000-1,500)

PAIR OF SMITH & WESSON NUMBER 2 ARMY REVOLVERS. 1) SN 1521. Cal .32 RF. 5” oct bbl. Standard marking on top of bbl, patent dates around the center of the cylinder. Sgl pin in top strap. This is a very early gun well within the Civil War range. CONDITION: 20% blue overall mixed with light surface rust and pitting. There is a saw cut at the top of the right grip. Mechanically needs adjustment. 2) SN 461. Cal .32 RF. 6” oct bbl. Two pin top strap. Grips, hinge screw, ejector screw and other parts are replaced. CONDITION: Heavily cleaned with moderate pitting remaining on the frame and cylinder. Minor chips at the base of both grips. Mechanically needs wor.12 4-56843 FS21 (1,000-2,000)

*ENGRAVED SAVAGE MODEL 99 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 303 Savage. SN 40573. Custom rifle with 22″ tapered rnd bbl, European style ramp front sight with wide 2-leaf express sight & claw mount bases on the bbl & top of the receiver. It has its orig wood with altered forearm & straight stock with serrated steel buttplate. Top of the bbl is engraved “HAMMELSHEIM, DORTMUND”. Receiver is beautifully engrave with full panels on both sides with the left consisting of two challenging stags & two hinds in a woodland scene with some floral patterns. Right side has a raebuck & doe in a woodland scene. Bottom of the receiver has light foliate patterns with punch dot background. Top tang is engraved to match. Front receiver ring is matted. Bottom of the bbl has a safari sling base & the bottom of the stock has a sheet metal sling base. Accompanied by a copy of the obituary of Major General James Lawton Collins, the American officer reported to have the work done on this rifle in Germany while serving at NATO headquarters and brought back to the U.S. with him. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 95-97% strong orig blue. Receiver retains traces of case colors in the very sheltered areas with the balance a fine clean silver. Lever retains about 50% faded case colors. Stock has a chipped toe & a hairline at the heel, otherwise the wood is sound with light nicks & scratches & retains most of its fine custom finish. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore. 4-56487 JR694 (1,250-1,750)

*WINCHESTER MODEL 54 BOLT ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 30-06. SN 45825A. Fine late Model 54 with 24″ tapered rnd bbl, ramp front sight with hood, slot blank in the rear seat with a Lyman 48 WJS receiver sight with long slide. It is mounted in a very nicely figured straight grain walnut stock with fine checkered panels on the forestock & grip with factory sling loops & a checkered steel buttplate. CONDITION: Extremely fine, as new. Possibly unfired, retaining virtually all of its orig factory finish to both metal & wood with one or two very minor mars to the surface finish. Bolt face retains about half of its orig blue & the rails have only a faint scrape. Chamber area is still loaded with grease. Floorplate has flaked to a light patina, not from wear, while the trigger guard retains almost all of its orig blue. It was noted that the bolt handle slot in the rear end of the receiver usually has a corresponding cut in the stock to accommodate the standard Model 54 bolt. This bolt handle appears to be more of a Model 70 style, that is numbered to the receiver, and does not have as severe a bend as the Model 54 and while the receiver has the cutout notch, the stock does not. Crisp mechanics, brilliant shiny bore. 4-57139 JR660 (750-1,250)

*H. DUMOULIN BOLT ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 30-06. SN 8257. Spectacular custom made rifle with Mauser commercial action, 24″ tapered rnd bbl with pedestal mounted front sight with hood, 2-leaf pedestal mounted express sight & maker’s name & address on top of the bbl. Also on top of the bbl is hand engraved in script “CUSTOM MADE FOR: COL. PETER-COSGROVE”. Entire receiver, floorplate & trigger guard are spectacularly engraved in deep foliate & arabesque patterns with black stippled background. Floorplate has the vignette of a standing stag and is signed “LEGIERS”. Receiver, floorplate & trigger guard appear to be silver-plated with the rails & ramp on the inside also silver-plated. Engraving extends in a triangle about 2″ over the chamber. The follower is jeweled. Bolt body & extractor are also jeweled and the bolt shroud is engraved to match. It has a right hand thumb safety and is mounted in a beautiful 1-pc. European walnut stock. It has a wide fluted forearm reminiscent of a Winslow rifle with rosewood forend & grip caps and extensive skip-line checkering. Buttstock has a Monte Carlo comb with left handed cheek piece (i.e. on the right side for left handed shooter). Bolt, however, is right handed. It has a thin Pachmayr waffle pad and is 13-7/8″ LOP. Stock also has gold-plated swivel studs. Receiver is mounted with engraved scope bases and is accompanied by custom European bases & rings with windage adjustment in the rear. It has a 3-9X Bushnell Scopechief IV-M scope with command post. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Possibly unfired, retains virtually all of its spectacular bright orig finish to both metal & wood. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Crisp optics. 4-56381 JR335 (2,500-4,000)

*BLAKE GRIZZLY MODEL PATENT ACTION BOLT ACTION RIFLE. Cal. About 40 with a rimmed straight tapered case, perhaps 40-50 Sharps straight. SN not visible. Fine deluxe rifle with unusual 27-1/2″ tapered rnd to oct to rnd bbl with German silver Rocky Mountain front sight & a Winchester Model 1886 ladder rear sight in a dovetail cut through the bbl address. Front part of the top flat is engraved “MADE BY JOHN HENRY BLAKE FOR THOMAS D. MARTINEZ – GARDEZA”. There is other writing after that but it is covered by the sight. Front, receiver bridge is drilled & tapped, perhaps for a scope base. This rifle employs a very unusual rotary magazine built into a nickeled brass lower receiver with trap door used to access the magazine. It also has a nickeled brass trigger guard & lower tang. Trap door is beautifully engraved with the vignette of a grizzly bear head. Left side of the receiver has a cut off lever that can be used to make the rifle a sgl shot when in the “up” position & a repeater when in the lower position. It is mounted in nicely figured American walnut with fleur-de-lis & ribbon checkered forearm & pistol grip stock with serpentine grip cap, 13-1/4″ over a serrated steel buttplate. It is not known how many of these rifles were actually ever made but it is believed to be very few. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 96-97% strong dark blue with receiver turning a little plum. There is a scratch on the bbl & a couple of other light scratches on the receiver ring. Wood is sound & retains most of an old restored finish. Lower receiver, trap door & trigger guard retain most of their milky orig nickel. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-57173 JR701 (1,500-2,500)

*RICHARD FLEISCHER CUSTOM MAUSER RIFLE. Cal. 8 mm Mauser. SN 42561. Fine “between the wars” custom Mauser built on a military action with 24-1/2″ oct to rnd bbl with full matted rib and raised front sight with barleycorn insert and 2-leaf express rear sight. Receiver is nicely engraved with foliate arabesque patterns and is mounted with claw mount bases, which contain a Hensoldt 4X scope with 3-post reticle. Bolt handle has been changed to checkered spoon handle style with orig military safety. It is mounted in a 1-piece walnut stock with raised side panels, Greener style thumb safety on the left side, a concealed peep sight in the top tang, dbl set triggers and engraved floorplate & trigger guard. It has narrow European sling swivels and is 14″ over a pressed horn buttplate. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Metal retains most of an old refinish with light handling & use marks. Trigger guard screws are battered. Stock has a repaired crack through the wrist and a hairline back of the trigger guard and retains most of an old refinish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore, good optics. Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection 4-55388 JR8 (600-900)

UNMARKED GERMAN STALKING RIFLE. Cal. Appears to be 9mm with a short, straight tapered, rimmed case. NSN. Beautiful guild made little stalking rifle with 22″ oct to fluted rnd bbl with full length matted top, ramp front sight and 2-leaf express rear sight. Top side flats of the receiver are engraved with foliate patterns with arabesque patterns on the sides and top tang. Trigger guard is also engraved in foliate patterns. Top tang has a mortised folding peep sight. It is mounted in a highly figured 1-pc French walnut stock with semi-Schnable tipped forearm, raised side panels and checkered pistol grip with cheek piece and horn grip cap and serrated horn buttplate. It has dbl set triggers & spoon handle bolt with a sgl wedge through German silver escutcheons. Accompanied by a reproduced page from a German language arms catalogue, which shows this exact rifle as item #7335. No indication of the date of this publication. CONDITION: Very fine. All the metal retains 96-98% strong bright orig blue. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks with some bug damage to the grip cap & a large portion of the toe of the buttplate missing. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-55275 JR210 (800-1,200)

SCHERPING UNDER LEVER STALKING RIFLE. Cal. 38 S&W. SN 2622. Fine lightweight stalking rifle, sleeved to its current caliber with 28-3/4″ oct to rnd bbl, full matted rib with caterpillar front sight and 2-leaf express sight with cocked indicator and thumb safety on the top tang. Receiver & lever are lightly engraved in arabesque patterns. It has nicely figured walnut wood with lightly checkered splinter forearm and pistol grip stock, 14-1/4″ over a pressed horn buttplate. It has extractor, dbl set triggers and European style sling swivels. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong orig blue. Receiver retains about 80% orig case colors, bright in the sheltered areas and toward the rear of the frame. Stock has a hairline back of the top tang and the forearm has a small repaired crack. Toe is chipped with fill material added and there is a replaced sliver by the top tang. Otherwise the wood is sound and retains most of an old refinish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection 4-55389 JR9 (500-800)

*WINCHESTER MODEL 101 XTR LIGHTWEIGHT OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN K453950. Fine field gun with 27-3/8″ bbls, flat vent rib with dbl beads, missing the front ivory, ejectors & sgl selective trigger. It is mounted with nicely figured slab sawed American walnut with field style grasping groove checkered forearm and pistol grip stock, 14-1/4″ over a thin orig solid pad. Bbls have screw chokes & the side ribs are vented. Receiver is coin finished with etch engraving of two flying partridge on the left side, a flying pheasant on the right side & a flying woodcock on the bottom with surrounding foliate arabesque patterns. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 95-96% strong orig blue with some light wear under the forearm. Receiver retains virtually all of its orig finish. Wood is sound with the stock having a scrape on the right side at the heel with other light handling & use marks & a series of small scratches on the left side panel. Forearm is equally fine. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bores. 4-57136 JR661 (600-1,000)

*GORGEOUS CUSTOM ENGRAVED & INLAID WINCHESTER MODEL 42 PUMP SHOTGUN. Cal. 410. SN 61265. Fabulous little shotgun with 26″ full choke bbl & Simmons rib. It is mounted with spectacular center crotch cut, flame grain, sunburst, American walnut wood with carved & checkered custom rnd forearm & custom carved & checkered pistol grip stock, 14″ over a Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Receiver & take down ring are spectacularly engraved in Germanic style with large vignettes of a raised gold pointer & raised gold flying pheasant with a setter & two other pheasants in the background in a woodland scene. Top edge of the left side is engraved in a ribbon “H. & H. ZEHNER – FRANKFURT / M.” Right side is equally beautifully engraved with two raised gold flying quail & three other quail in the background all in a wonderful woodland scene. Entire receiver, take down ring & trigger guard are engraved to match. Trigger bow has raised gold initials “HEA”. Safety, trigger & slide release are gold plated. This shotgun was reportedly returned to the United States by an American officer. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Retains virtually all of its fine custom blue & French gray finish on the metal & wonderful hand rubbed finish on the wood. Stock has one or two minor nicks on the bottom. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-56484 JR698 (3,000-5,000)

*WINCHESTER MODEL 42 PUMP SHOTGUN. Cal. 410. SN 48607. Fine skeet gun with 26″ plain skeet choke bbl with 3″ chamber. It has beautiful flame grain center crotch cut American walnut with large rnd checkered forearm & pistol grip stock with Winchester hard rubber buttplate. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Nearly new, retaining virtually all of its orig factory finish to both metal & wood, with a scratch on the receiver & a couple of small nicks and some light surface spotting on the bbl which should clean away completely. There is one small pinhead size spot of rust above the forearm. Wood is sound with a minor scratch or two and retains virtually all of its bright orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-55284 JR317 (1,250-1,750)

*WINCHESTER MODEL 42 PUMP ACTION SHOTGUN. Cal. 410. SN 19230. Standard grade shotgun with 26″ plain modified bbl. It has straight grain American walnut wood with small rnd ribbed forearm and semi-pistol grip stock with “Winchester” embossed hard rubber buttplate. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Overall the metal retains 88-90% dull orig blue with some fine freckling on the right side of the receiver and a spot or two on the bbl. Stock has a hairline in the left wrist, otherwise the wood is sound and retains about 90% orig varnish. Good mechanics, brilliant shiny bore. Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection 4-55413 JR34 (600-1,000)

*CUSTOM ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 12 PUMP SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 1452676. Fine custom Model 12 with 26″ IMP-CYL solid rib bbl, sgl bead, with dbl Winchester proofs indicating sale & installation outside the factory. It is mounted with extremely beautiful, highly figured, burl, exhibition quality American walnut wood with large checkered rnd forearm & pistol grip stock, 14″ over a Winchester black composition buttplate. Receiver & take down ring are spectacularly full coverage engraved in Germanic style with large vignettes of a bird dog & six birds in a woodland scene on the left side and five flying ducks in a marsh scene on the right side, all surrounded with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns. Take down ring & trigger guard are engraved to match. Back of the receiver is engraved “WAFFEN-BOCK / FRANKFURT / M. / GERMANY”. Receiver is finished in French gray. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Appears unfired since engraving, retains virtually all of its fine orig factory finish on the bbl with all of its custom finish on the remainder of the metal & wood. A truly beautiful piece of work. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-56485 JR697 (2,000-3,500)

*MARLIN MODEL 1898 C-GRADE PUMP ACTION SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 ga. SN 68354. Marlin’s first successful pump shotgun with 28″ modified bbl, sgl bead, marked “SPECIAL SMOKELESS STEEL” and very highly figured American walnut wood with checkered rnd forearm and semi-pistol grip stock, 13-1/8″ over its orig hard rubber buttplate. Receiver is beautifully game scene engraved with the large vignette of four flying ducks on the left side surrounded with light arabesque patterns. Right side has two flying pigeons on the bolt flat with light arabesque patterns elsewhere. Engraving is very well executed with fine detail in the birds. CONDITION: Bbl retains about 75% orig blue, thin & gray over the chamber area with some very fine light surface pitting. Receiver retains 60-70% thin orig blue, mostly on the sides. Forearm has a repaired crack on the left side, otherwise the wood is sound and retains most of an old refinish. Mechanics are stiff but function, strong bright bore with scattered light pitting. Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection 4-55395 JR15 (1,500-2,500)

S.D. MYRES TOOLED LEATHER SHOTGUN CASE. Very fine leather case by Myres of El Paso, TX , 53″ long with flap, strap & buckle closure, buck stitched on the open edge & saddle laced on the back edge. Right side is beautifully tooled in foliate & floral patterns with dot background. Initials “M.C.C.” are carved on a ribbon within the patterns. Left side of the case is beautifully carved with dot & diamond patterns and the back edge is fitted with a carrying strap. CONDITION: Very fine. Shows light to moderate wear, slightly dry & crackled on the flap. Retains most of its orig finish. A really fine Western-made gun case. 4-55296 JR328 (250-400)

*RARE ENGRAVED COLT PRE-WAR NATIONAL MATCH GOVERNMENT MODEL PISTOL. Cal. 45 ACP. SN C193714. Blue finish, with 5″ bbl, thick front sight with Stevens adjustable rear sight. It is engraved with about 65-70% coverage, very fine foliate arabesque patterns with fine punch dot background. It is fitted with silver grips that are engraved by another hand, probably Mexican, with a raised gold “HT” connected brand on the left side and a raised circle “S” brand on the right side. These brands are reportedly for the M.C. Clark Ranch of Clarkston, Montana. It has an all blue commercial magazine with marked base. Right rear inside of the slide is fitted with a Schwartz firing pin lock safety with corresponding activation pin in the frame. Accompanied by a Colt Factory letter fully identifying this pistol as having been shipped Sept. 29, 1938 to Decker Bros., Mason City, Iowa with pearl grips & Class B engraving with adjustable rear sight and “A new safety device”. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Retains virtually all of its fine blue finish, appearing nearly new, possibly factory work or by a factory engraver. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-56781 JR403 (7,500-12,500)

*EXTREMELY RARE SMITH & WESSON AIR CREWMAN DA REVOLVER. Cal. 38 Spcl. SN “A.F. No. 2328”. All alloy including a full alloy cylinder. It has black anodized finish with 1-7/8″ steel bbl, fixed sights, flat latch and diamond checkered rnd butt walnut grips with U.S. Air Force emblem medallions. Back strap is marked “PROPERTY OF U.S. AIR FORCE”. This revolver retains the full alloy cylinder without steel sleeves. Majority of these revolvers had their orig alloy cylinders replaced as they were prone to rupturing when firing the military hardball ammunition. They were recalled and re-issued with steel sleeved cylinders and in some cases, all steel cylinders. Finding one in complete orig condition is extremely rare. CONDITION: Extremely fine. All matching. Possibly unfired. Retains about 98% orig finish overall with minor edge nicks and a faint cylinder line. Bbl has 4 or 5 small nicks on the left side. Top sideplate screw is a replacement. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-56473 JR352 (2,250-3,250)

*RARE COLT MODEL 1911A1 MILITARY PISTOL. Cal. 45 ACP. SN 720405. Rare all blue Model 1911A1 with matching numbered slide. It has full checkered walnut grips with an “L” code all blue magazine. It has an orig military bbl and the tiny “CSR” inspector initials on the left side of the frame. CONDITION: Fine plus. Overall retains 88-90% orig blue, thin on the slide with scattered spots of pitting and a few small spots on the left front side of the frame. Right side is very fine. Grips are sound with the right side showing heavy wear. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore with some frosting in the grooves. Very fine magazine. 4-56472 JR351 (1,750-2,750)

*RARE COLT MODEL 1903 GENERAL OFFICER’S PISTOL. Cal. 32 ACP. SN 560065. Rare blue finish with 3-3/4″ bbl, full-checkered gold medallion walnut grips and the right side of the frame marked “U.S. PROPERTY”. It has one full blue magazine. CONDITION: Very fine. Overall retains 90-92% strong orig blue with most of the losses on the slide from poor storage. Sides of the slide have some very fine pitting. Grips are crisp, mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. A seldom encountered blued General Officer’s 32. 4-57105 JR555 (1,250-1,750)

*ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL NATIONAL MATCH MODEL 1911A1. Cal. 45 ACP. SN 2300041. Fine military target pistol with 5″ bbl, Rock Island style fixed sights with National Match slide, bbl & bushing. All 3 pcs have drawing numbers. Left side of the frame has a small “U.S. PROPERTY” with the right side having tiny serial numbers and “MODEL 1911-A1” and “R.I.A.” with “NM” on the right front web of the trigger guard. It has an aluminum adjustable trigger with short spur serrated hammer, long grip safety, arches main spring housing & full checkered wood grips. Magazine well is beveled and the magazine has full parkerized finish. CONDITION: Extremely fine, near new. Retains virtually all of its fine smooth orig gray/green Parkerizing with only a small band of wear at the muzzle of the bbl. Mechanics are crisp & tight with a bright shiny bore. 4-57112 JR552 (2,000-3,000)

*RARE RED 9 MAUSER BROOMHANDLE PISTOL. Cal. 9 mm. SN 56275. Usual configuration with 5-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, barleycorn front sight & 500 meter Vernier rear sight. It has serrated walnut grips with a large, red paint filled “9” branded in each side. It has a lanyard ring in the butt. It is accompanied by its orig walnut stock/holster with the last three numbers of the serial number on the iron. CONDITION: About fine. Pistol retains traces of orig blue in the sheltered areas having turned mostly to a blue/brown patina. Grips are fine & retain a dark oiled patina with some orig varnish showing through. Mechanics are fine, strong bore with light to moderate pitting. Hairline down the long edge, otherwise stock is sound with light nicks, scratches & dings and retains most of an old refinish. 4-57108 JR556 (1,750-2,250)

*MAUSER MODEL 1896 BROOMHANDLE PISTOL. Cal. 30 Mauser. SN 374519. Standard small ring broomhandle with 5-1/2″ tapered rnd bbl, barleycorn front sight & 1,000-meter rear sight. It has fine line walnut grips and a lanyard loop in the butt. It is accompanied by a wooden stock/holster that has been renumbered to match the pistol and an orig brown leather holster harness dated “1917”. Harness has had belt loops attached to the backside. CONDITION: Pistol is very fine. All matching except one small internal part. Retains about 95% strong orig blue overall with light holster wear on the bbl & a rub on the magazine floor plate and bottom of the trigger. Safety, extractor, sight slide, trigger & firing pin retainer retain most of their orig niter blue. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore. Stock has several longitudinal cracks & has a metal band added around the body. Orig stock iron number appears to have been “342” but was crossed out and re-stamped “519”. Leather harness is dry & crackled retaining about 75% orig finish with loose stitching, missing the wiping rod and stripper clips. 4-56994 (2,500-3,000)

*RARE EXTRA LONG BBL, STOEGER LUGER PISTOL. Cal. 9 mm. SN 3032. Very rare 1908 pattern Luger with 16-7/8″ tapered rnd bbl with crown “N” proof, the serial number & the bore diameter of “8.32” on the bottom. Right side of the frame is marked in two lines “A.F. STOEGER INC / NEW YORK”. Left side of the receiver is stamped “GERMANY” and the toggle link is marked “DWM”. Left side of the frame as a crown “N” proof as does the left side of the bolt. Bolt & toggle-link are unnumbered & neither are the full checkered wood grips. It is accompanied by an orig military wood base magazine bearing serial number “6666e”. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching. Overall retains 96-98% strong orig factory blue with the trigger, lock bolt & safety retaining traces of straw color and the ejector about 98% straw colors. Grips are extremely fine showing light wear, good mechanics, and bright shiny bore. 4-55128 JR360 (6,000-10,000)

*FN BROWNING PRE-WAR HIGH POWER PISTOL. Cal. 9 mm. SN 3683. Blue finish with 5″ bbl, fixed sights and checkered walnut grips. It is accompanied by an orig dark green, hinged-lid, high power box that may be orig to this pistol. End flap of the lid with the label is missing. It is also accompanied by two matching numbered magazines. Front strap & base of the magazines are numbered “LGKK / 0351”. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Matching numbered bbl & slide. Overall retains about 98% strong bright orig factory blue, with two thin spots on the front strap. Grips are also extremely fine and retain most of their orig varnish with some minor heel & diamond point wear. Magazine safety is intact & functional. Magazine bodies are fine. Bases are nicked & scratched and show wear. Box, with its missing end flap, shows worn edges and a blown corner or two. A scarce pre-war pistol in extremely fine condition. 4-57109 JR551 (800-1,200)

*SMITH & WESSON 2ND MODEL SGL SHOT TARGET PISTOL. Cal. 22 LR. SN 113. Blue finish with standard 10″ keyhole bbl, Smith & Wesson target sights and patent dates along with “MODEL OF 91” on the top of the rib. It has extended hard rubber grips, also with patent dates that are pencil numbered to this pistol. Curiously, the hammer is missing. Accompanied by the remains of its orig hinged lid purple cloth covered box with a green & black end label and the revolver’s serial number penciled on the bottom. CONDITION: As noted above, otherwise very fine. Overall retains 92-93% strong bright orig blue with some thinning on the bbl and a streak of fine dings on the right side of the frame. Left grip is missing a large chip at the top. Appears that the mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. Box is in poor condition with all the corners broken and one end torn away completely but still present. But, it is the orig box and is repairable. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55766 JR560 (500-1,000)

*ENGRAVED COLT MODEL 1903 HAMMER POCKET MODEL SEMI-AUTO PISTOL. Cal. 38 ACP. SN 40218. Nickel finish with 4-1/2″ blued bbl and full coverage, after market, foliate arabesque pattern engraving. Engraving on the slide is deeper with a stippled or punch dot background. Front strap & back strap are engraved to match while the sides of the frame do not appear to have been finished. It is fitted with bone grips and has a full blue magazine. CONDITION: Good to very good. Overall retains about 95% nickel with a few scattered spots of pitting. Mechanics are fine. Bright shiny bore with some light frosting in the grooves. 4-57111 JR550 (500-800)

*COLT E-FRAME TOOL ROOM STANDARD FRAME ONLY. NSN. Partially completed forging of a revolver frame, still in the white, engraved on the left side “MOD-E” with an additional inscription “This Model Correct For / Outline Top And Bottom, Trigger guard / And Profile Holes in Stock. / Mortise Hole And Stock Pin Hole, / Correct To Master Plate, / App’d By Conference / 12-13-20”. Accompanied by a very old string tag that is yellowed and has identification writing. CONDITION: Fine. Unpolished with machine marks still visible on the outside surfaces. 4-57104 JR561 (500-1,000)

REMINGTON ELLIOT FOUR-BBL PISTOL. Cal. 32RF. SN 7474. 3-5/16”ribbed bbls. Standard markings on both side ribs are only partially readable due to pitting. Gutta percha grips. CONDITION: 75% of the nickel-plating remains on the left and rear of the pistol. Right side is deeply pitted. Grips are worn on the high spots. Sears spring is missing but the gun is otherwise functional. 4-56438 (450-650)

*RARE MBA EXPERIMENTAL MARK I GYROJET PISTOL. Cal. 12 or 13 mm. SN A0022. Made in the 1960’s utilizing a spin stabilized rocket cartridge. It is made of a cast alloy frame with steel lined bbl & wood grip panels. Left side has the maker’s name & address and is marked through the finish “EXPERIMENTAL / MARK I / SERIAL NO. A0022”. Trigger, hammer, safety & follower are copper plated. It is accompanied by an orig walnut presentation case, red velvet lined, with a block to secure the revolver and a rnd, walnut block with a Robert Goddard bronze medallion in the center and contains ten chrome-plated cartridges. Lid has a brass plaque engraved “MBA / GYROJET ROCKET HANDGUN”. Two white cardboard boxes containing a total of 33 rare orig rocket cartridges also accompany it. Also accompanied by a miniature blue leather covered autobiography titled “Robert Hutchings Goddard”. CONDITION: Pistol is crisp & clean retaining virtually all of its enamel finish with fine grips. Case is equally fine with some light soil in the bottom. Cartridges are nice & clean. Altogether a rare pistol with very rare ammunition. Book is fine. 4-57160 JR539 (1,750-2,750)

RARE SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1892 KRAG RIFLE. Cal. 30-40 Krag. SN 15822. Usual configuration with 30″ tapered rnd bbl, pedestal front sight & 1800 yard ladder rear sight. Left side of the receiver has usual markings with the date “1894”. Stock has the 1896 conversion with filled ramrod channel & has the very rare “SWP” cartouche on the right wrist vs. the usual left side stamping. Heel of the stock is stamped “H / 57” and it has a small proof & a large “P” proof behind the trigger guard. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains an even smooth blue/brown patina. Receiver, sideplate & cartridge box are a smooth blue/gray patina. Stock has a couple of hairlines around the cartridge box & one back of the sideplate, otherwise the wood is sound with minor nicks & dings and retains a fine hand rubbed oil patina. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore, frosty in the grooves. 4-56493 JR681 (1,250-2,250)

RARE MODEL 1896 SPRINGFIELD KRAG RIFLE. Cal 30-40 Krag. SN 52347. Usual configuration with 30″ tapered rnd bbl, pedestal front sight, 2000 yard ladder rear sight with usual markings on the left side of the receiver. It has 1-pc walnut stock with hand guard & the very rare & unusual “1901” cartouche on the left side of the wrist. Heel of the stock is stamped “H9” and it has a small “38” and a large “P” proof behind the trigger guard. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains about 95% orig blue turned dull with a thin spot behind the upper band. Receiver is a silver gray patina with traces of orig finish. Sideplate retains about 75% finish and the cartridge box 75-80%. Stock is sound & retains most of its orig finish with some minor scratches & nicks. Hand guard, possibly an old replacement is dark & oil stained with traces of orig finish & a couple of small gouges. Mechanics are fine, strong dark bore. 4-56495 JR682 (1,250-2,250)

*SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1898 KRAG RIFLE. Cal. 30-40. SN 360601. Usual configuration with 30″ bbl, blade front sight and 2,000-yard rear sight. It has smooth steel buttplate with trap that contains an orig 3-pc. wiping rod and nickeled oiler. Accompanied by an orig bayonet dated “1900” and a leather picket pin case. CONDITION: Rifle is extremely fine. Retains virtually all of its orig arsenal finish to both metal & wood with oil staining around the receiver and sideplate. There is a hairline back of the sideplate and another small one back of the cartridge box, otherwise the wood is sound with minor handling & storage marks and with a fine hand rubbed patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Bayonet has been sharpened and cleaned with some light pitting on the ricasso and etching in the fuller. Leather case is worn & flexed with a broken retainer strap. Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection 4-55408 JR28 (600-900)

*CARL GUSTAFS SWEDISH SNIPER RIFLE. Cal. 6.5X55. SN 224438. Fine sniper with 29″ rnd bbl, square base front sight with sharp-shooter adjustable rear sight & a scope base attached to left side of the receiver. Receiver ring has usual markings with the date “1908”. It is accompanied by its orig scope & green painted metal can in matching numbered mount. Scope has the number “1873/1941B” on the left side of the turret. Scope mounts, bolt & buttplate are matching numbered while the bbl bands & floorplate are numbered differently. Also accompanied by an orig leather sling with brass buckle. CONDITION: Extremely fine, the numbers as noted. Retains most of its orig finish to the metal with the stock having light nicks & scratches & retains most of its orig oil finish. Scope is extremely fine, retaining 95-97% bright orig blue with crisp clear optics. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Scope can has nicked paint but is complete with all of its straps. 4-56450 JR655 (2,000-3,000)

*FINE BRAZILIAN CONTRACT MAUSER RIFLE WITH TARGET & BAYONET. Cal. 7 mm. SN 5173. Standard production rifle with 30″ tapered rnd bbl, barleycorn front sight & 2000 meter ski jump rear sight. It has the Brazilian crest over the chamber with the Mauser banner over the rear receiver bridge. It is mounted in light colored European walnut with two bands, cleaning rod & its orig sling. It is accompanied by its matching numbered bayonet with blued steel sheath & its orig paper target dated “1937” shot from 50 meters. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, pristine new, all matching. Retains virtually all of its brilliant orig factory finish to both metal & wood with a minor crease or two in the finish. All edges are crisp & the blue is very bright. Sling & bayonet are equally new & crisp. Target is yellowed with a couple of tears. Crisp mechanics, brilliant shiny bore. 4-56446 JR699 (3,000-4,000)

*JAPANESE WWII PARATROOPER RIFLE. Cal. 7.7 Jap. SN 2136. Standard appearing Type 99 with 25″ rnd bbl, winged front sight & 1500 meter ladder rear sight with anti-aircraft wings. It has its orig metal dust cover & an orig leather sling. Take down mechanism in the center of the stock is actuated by means of removable screw on the right side which allows the bbl to be removed from the receiver. All pieces & parts have the assembly number “913”. Bolt is matching numbered to the receiver. CONDITION: Extremely fine, near new. With ground mum crest, otherwise retains virtually all of its orig factory finish with a few scattered dings & gouges. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-56449 JR702 (2,500-4,000)

HELMET W/SS DECAL. Knobs for attaching shield are on both sides. SS decal on the right side of the helmet is badly flaked, but still readable. Swastika shield on the left side is badly flaked but still readable. CONDITION: Paint is scuffed with some rust forming around the edge. Lining is torn, and the chin strap is broken and has been taped. SS decal appears to be a modern reproduction. From the Collection of the late Barney Frost. 4-53555-18 (200-400)

*DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 03 SEMI-AUTO RIFLE. Cal. 22 Win Auto. SN 24629. Beautiful early deluxe rifle with 20″ tapered rnd bbl, standard front sight, Lyman 6A sight in the rear seat and very rare full matted top. Top of the bbl is drilled & tapped for target blocks, which contain a Winchester A5 target scope. Top tang has a Lyman tang sight. Receiver is beautifully engraved with large vignettes of two squirrels on a limb on the left side and two rabbits & a deer in a woodland scene on the right side, all surrounded by fine foliate arabesque patterns. Entire side is surrounded by a scalloped border with a sunburst around the rear edge of the receiver and foliate arabesque patterns on the bottom & trigger bow. Top of the receiver is engraved in large script “D.W. Smith” surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Wood is very highly figured flame grain, center crotch cut walnut with fleur-de-lis & ribbon carving with full checkered forearm & pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Right side of the buttstock has a most unusual feature of an engraved, gold, spring loaded magazine loading aperture cover. CONDITION: About fine. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue and the receiver most all of a professionally restored finish. Stock has a large chip & scratch on the left side of the wrist and a gouge on the left side of the buttstock with a crack in the forearm and overall shows moderate to heavy wear with dark oil stained forearm and dark staining around the wrist. Buttstock retains most of its beautiful oil finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Scope is missing the stop ring screw and has scattered light spots of pitting, otherwise retains about 75% orig blue. Good optics. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55693 JR293 (4,000-7,000

*ENGRAVED REMINGTON MODEL 12B PUMP RIFLE. Cal. 22. SN 226288. Beautiful factory engraved Remington rifle with 24″ oct bbl, Lyman front sight and a replacement Marbles rear sight. It also has an orig folding tang peep sight. Receiver is wonderfully factory engraved with large vignettes of two rabbits in a field scene on the left side and a squirrel in a tree on the right side, all surrounded by full coverage foliate arabesque patterns with a wavy line & dot border. Top of the receiver has a large foliate arabesque pattern. Trigger guard is engraved to match and the front bottom of the receiver has the serial number engraved in large letters. Wood is very beautiful, streaky, honey & chocolate, French walnut with a bullet shaped ribbed forearm & checkered pistol grip stock with Remington hard rubber grip cap & crescent steel buttplate. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 95% strong orig blue with slight muzzle & edge wear with moderate pump action wear. Receiver retains about 90% dull orig blue. Wood is sound with a minor nick or two and some slight damage in the checkering, otherwise retains about all of a fine professionally restored finish. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore. 4-55283 JR327 (2,500-4,000)

*WINCHESTER MODEL 69A BOLT ACTION REPEATING RIFLE. Cal. 22. NSN. Usual configuration with 25″ tapered rnd bbl, ramp front sight with hood, no provision for a rear sight with a receiver mounted target sight. It is mounted in very nicely figured American walnut 1-pc stock with sheet metal magazine well cover & trigger guard with a Winchester hard rubber buttplate. Accompanied by its orig red & blue 2-pc box with hunting scene on the lid and a blue & white label on one end. It also has one orig 5-shot long rifle magazine & the orig instruction pamphlet and 10 Commandments of Safety pamphlet. Box has its orig dividers & compartments with wooden block in one end. CONDITION: Appears to be new, unfired. Retains virtually all of its orig finish to both metal & wood with heavy grease around the receiver and in the sight hood. Bolt has only a minor scrape or two with heavy grease on the front end. Box is very fine with one blown corner on the lid & tape on the label end with more tape on the end of the bottom. 4-56983 JR569 (500-1,000)

*WINCHESTER MODEL 67 SGL SHOT RIFLE. Cal. 22. NSN. Blued finish with 27-1/4″ rnd bbl and integral receiver. It has silver bead front sight with stamped sheet metal adjustable rear sight. Bolt is chromed and it is mounted in a 1-pc walnut stock with sheet metal trigger guard & Winchester embossed hard rubber buttplate. Accompanied by its orig red & yellow 2-pc cardboard box with instruction folder in both English & Spanish and a 10 Commandments of Safety pamphlet. CONDITION: Appears to be new in the box, unfired. Retains virtually all of its strong bright orig factory finish to both metal & wood. Stock has one or two tiny creases in the varnish & a small bruise on the buttstock. Box is lightly faded with some old tape and a small stain on the lid with one blown corner in the lid. A seldom-encountered box with a new rifle. 4-56984 JR565 (500-1,000)

*WINCHESTER MODEL 1904 SGL SHOT BOY’S RIFLE. Cal. 22. NSN. Usual configuration with 21″ rnd bbl, integral receiver, silver bead front sight with 1903 style adjustable rear sight. It is mounted in a 1-pc gum wood stock with schnable tip forestock, serpentine trigger guard, grip & a crescent steel buttplate. Stock has a pronounced perch belly. CONDITION: Near new. May be unfired, retains virtually all of its strong orig finish to both metal & wood with two or three small spots on the bbl & some minor flaking near the muzzle. Wood has only a very few scattered tiny surface mars and a small wear spot on the left side. Trigger guard has flaked to a brown patina on the outside. Mechanics are fine, brilliant shiny bore. 4-56982 JR680 (750-1,250)

*WINCHESTER MODEL 90 PUMP ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 22 LR. SN 670374. Standard grade rifle in a scarce caliber with 24″ oct bbl, 3/4 magazine, standard front sight & “1901” patent sheet metal rear sight. It has straight grain American walnut wood with tiny ribbed forearm & straight stock with crescent buttplate. Entire rifle has a coating of old dried oil or wax. CONDITION: Good to very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 90% orig finish turning plum. Receiver is a gray/brown patina and the rear receiver is a dark attic patina that may be an old refinish. Wood is sound showing heavy wear with numerous nicks, dings & scratches in the buttstock and overall the wood retains most of an old refinish. Mechanics are fine although the carrier will not hold on opening. Strong bore with moderate pitting and a slight ring about 4″ from the muzzle. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55690 JR298 (500-800)

*WINCHESTER MODEL 62A PUMP RIFLE. Cal. 22. SN 290238. Usual configuration with 19-7/8″ rnd bbl, standard sights, and full magazine, flat-bottomed ribbed forearm & straight stock with “Winchester” embossed hard rubber buttplate. CONDITION: Good. Retains most of a thin old re-blue with one small area of pitting on the left side of the frame. Wood is sound and retains most of an old refinish with usual handling & use marks and a gouge on the bottom of the stock. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore with a light ring near the muzzle. Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection 4-55387 JR7 (150-250)

*REMINGTON MODEL 121 PUMP ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 22. SN 56156. Standard grade rifle with 24-1/2″ rnd bbl, standard sights, uncheckered American walnut wood with long, flat bottom, ribbed forearm and pistol grip stock with checkered metal buttplate. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of their orig dark factory blue. Receiver may have been refinished or at least touched up in the area of the serial number as the numbers are a little thin. Wood is sound with light handling & storage marks and a couple of small scratches in the forearm and retains most of its orig factory varnish. Good mechanics, bright shiny bore. Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection 4-55409 JR29 (150-250)

STEVENS IDEAL SGL SHOT RIFLE. Cal. 25-25. SN 10712. Standard rifle with 44-1/2 action, 26″ oct to rnd bbl, Rocky Mountain front sight & semi-buckhorn rear sight missing the elevator. Top of the bbl is drilled & tapped for target scope blocks. It has straight grain American walnut wood with semi-schnable forearm & straight stock with crescent buttplate. CONDITION: About fine. Bbl retains 92-94% strong orig blue with some minor light surface spotting & very fine pitting. Receiver retains 75-80% faded case colors on the left side with traces on the right side and the right side having a concentration of fine pitting with some light fine pitting on the left side. Stock has a hairline back of the top tang with some oil staining around the buttplate & retains most of a sanded refinish. Mechanics are fine, strong bore, frosty in the grooves. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55736 JR322 (400-700)

LOT OF MISCELLANEOUS (MOSTLY BRITISH) MEDALS, AMERICAN METALS AND RIBBONS, AND AMERICAN AND CANADIAN CLOTH PATCHES. 1) 25-year, three-color, enamel pin with hangers for Prussian service in the land war. 2) Bavaria service medal with hangers. 3) Seven metal bar with bronze crossed swords service medal. 4) George V medal. 5) Bronze WWI Victory medal. 6) George V Afghanistan war. 7) George V. long service badge. 8) George V territorial medal. 9) George VI service medal. 10) Six medal bar, silver George Cross, Gold WWI service medal, George WWI service medal, gold WWI Victory medal, Silver Canada service medal, George VI WWII service medal. 11) Sgl medals include: George V Bravery medal, George V Distinguished Conduct medal, George V WWI service medal, George VI Defense medal, QEII Good Conduct medal, QEII Canada Service medal, Canada Volunteer medal, Bronze WWI Victory medal, George V George medal, George V WWI medal, unknown with ERVII, WWI service medal, Victoria Fenian Raid medal with bar, Silver ER2 Cross, George V Good Conduct medal, Victoria South Africa medal Wooder River and Orange Free State bars, George V Distinguished service medal, George V Bravery medal, George VI Coronation medal, Five color enamel service cross with crossed swords, Blue and white enamel Wurtenburg service cross, George VI Atlantic Service Star, George VI France and Germany star, George VI Air Crew service star, George VI Burma Star, George VI Africa Star, George VI Pacific Star, George VI WWII service, Canada Confederation medal & Black Valor Cross. AMERICAN MILITARY METALS AND RIBBONS. Many of the miniature metals are replicas. There are three metal bars containing 17 miniature metals with 11 individual. There are also some stars, one valor, and one service button as well as 3 campaign bars. The ribbon bar case contains approximately 19 ribbon bars, some in groups. There are also stars of various colors, oak leaves, arrowheads, airplanes, warrior, etc. CONDITION: Excellent to new. AMERICAN AND CANADIAN CLOTH PATCHES. The American patches all have to do with space flight and includes Apollo II, XII, XV, Sky Lab, etc; a total of 13 patches. There are approximately 36 Canadian patches, including air force, ordnance corps, armored corps, horse guards, etc. Some are pairs. CONDITION: Excellent to new. Only a few show signs of use. 4-57161-5, 4-57161-7, 4-57161-8 (1,000-1,500)

FIRST MODEL LUFTWAFFE DAGGER WITH SCABBARD AND CHAIN. Eickhorn logo on one side of the 12” blade. The scabbard has a blue leather covering with silver-plated mounts. The chain is unmarked. CONDITION: Fine overall with bright blade and heavy tarnish on the hilt. Scabbard mounts are also tarnished but have been cleaned somewhat by handling. Lower half of the leather covering is partially unwrapped. 4-57311 FS104 (300-500)

FAIRBORN TYPE DAGGER. 6-¼” diamond shaped blade has been heavily ground at the tip. There are no marks on the cross guard, blade or hilt. CONDITION: 80% blue on blade with patches of heavy surface rust. Hilt has slight wear with most of the black paint finish remaining. No scabbard. 4-56498 FS14 (200-400)

RARE KRAG BOWIE BAYONET. Fine Krag Bayonet with 9″ Bowie blade with diamond grind & severe clip point. It has a thick iron crossguard with socket for the rifle muzzle & riveted walnut handles with birdhead pommel with slot. Left ricasso is dated “1900” & the right is stamped “US”. It is accompanied by its orig blued steel sheath with Krag metal belt loop. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Blade has a few sheath scrapes but retains virtually all of its orig polish. Grip handles have a few small nicks & bruises & retain most of their orig oil finish. Handguard & pommel are a smooth metal color with a few spots of discoloration. Sheath & hanger are extremely fine, retaining most of its orig bright arsenal blue with some scattered spots of surface rust. 4-57322 JR789 (1,250-1,750)

SPRINGFIELD MODEL 1881 KNIFE. 8-1/2”spearpoint blade 2”wide. SN 1723. This is the brass cross guard variety. It is in a black leather scabbard with “R.I.A” marking on the brass hanger. One of the throat rivets is broken. CONDITION: Blade is near excellent with only a couple of rust spots on the high polish “Armory Bright” blade. Brass pcs have a dark patina. Scabbard is flaked and scratched as well as open in the seams due to the rivet loss. 4-57306 FS78 (800-1,200)

US ENTRENCHING TOOL. 8” flat blade with rolled edge at the top. Marked “US” at the top of the turned wood hilt. Iron cross guard. The leather scabbard has a brass throat with a riveted iron belt attachment. It is marked “U.S.” on the top. CONDITION: Excellent overall with slight rub marks on the blade and small scuffs on the scabbard. 4-57318 FS94 (500-800)

SPRINGFIELD TROWEL BAYONET. 10” bright blade with glued socket. No markings. CONDITION: Scattered surface rust ranging from light to heavy. Retaining ring is frozen in place at the present but most of the blue remains on the side. 4-57243 FS76 (200-300)

LOT OF 2 NAVAL DIRKS. These dirks date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. 1) 11” dbl fullered dagger blade with fluted bone grip with gilded brass pommel and ferrule attached to cruciform cross guard, ending in two quillons – one turned up, one turned down. Leather scabbard has top mount, gilded same as pommel and cross guard. CONDITION: Blade is gray, uncleaned, with scattered areas of pitting and staining. Grip has several cracks and a couple small chips. Pommel has several dents. About 70% of gilding remains on scabbard mount and grip mounts. Leather scabbard body is heavily flaked and covered with protectorate. Drag is missing. Scabbard has shrunk such that there is an approximate ½” gap between throat and guard. 2) Small dirk with turned ivory handle and 4-1/2” blade with gold floral motifs on blade. Plain brass cruciform cross guard and ferrule. Leather scabbard is tooled and decorated with three brass tacks. CONDITION: Turned ivory grip has several hairline cracks. Brass guard and ferrule are very good. Blade was once blue and gold, traces of blue are still invisible. Engraving still retains 50% of gilding with scattered areas of staining and pitting. 4-56863, 4-56933 JS66 (1,500-2,500)

FINE HORSE HEAD DAGGER. 4-5/8” triangular blade & German silver cross guard. Hilt carved with fine horse head in ivory with black and white eyes. The tooled leather sheath has a German silver throat and tip. CONDITION: Excellent overall with some scuffing on the scabbard. 4-57246 FS98 (800-1,500)

MODIFIED EUROPEAN SWORD. 7-1/2” spear point blade with no marks. Brass hilt cast in 1-pc with turned rings around the center. CONDITION: Light pitting overall with moderate pitting at the tip. Hilt shows signs of cleaning, but now is mostly a dark patina. 4-56862 FS51 (150-250)

BOWIE KNIFE WITH SHEATH. 11-¾” clip point blade with an unreadable Bowie knife makers mark on the left ricasso. Hilt is ivory. Cross guard and pommel are copper. Nameplate on the left side of the grip is missing. Scabbard is marked on the reverse “BOHLIN MADE / CALIF. / HOLLYWOOD”. This mark is believed to have been done recently and probably not Hollywood. Tooled front of the scabbard has the initials “MCC” at the top. CONDITION: Blade and scabbard are fine. Hilt ivory is cracked in several places. 4-55297 FS13 (500-800)

BOWIE TYPE KNIFE. 12-¼” blade, 2-3/8” wide at the hilt. Cross guard is lightweight, non-matching, ferrous material. Plain wood slabs are riveted to the hilt using washers. Scabbard also has rivets top and bottom and is sewn along the edges. It has been cut with various numbers and letters not all of which are readable but include “43, T, e, I, Co, B, L, W”. CONDITION: Even-like rust overall with some signs of filing. Left scales is cracked. Scabbard is water soaked and has shrunken so the blade sticks out the end. 4-56399 X-5 (500-1,000)

AMES SABER BAYONET. SN 40479. 21-13/16” Yataghan blade marked “AMES MFG. CO / CHICOPEE / MASS” on the left ricasso and “1861” on the right. Serial number indicates that it was for either a Sharps or a Spencer Navy rifle. Accompanying paper work shows that 836 bayonets of this type made for Sharps rifles were delivered to the Navy in 1861. CONDITION: Smooth, gray patina with scattered, light pitting on the blade. Hilt has a moderate patina with denting around the mounting slot on top. 4-57015 (1,500-3,000)

SMALL EARLY IRON THROWING TOMAHAWK. 18th century, 3-1/2” wide blade, 5-7/16” high including spike. Has 10” iron handle. This all-iron tomahawk is very similar to one used by Daniel Boone. CONDITION: Possibly excavated as it has pitting overall. Point is blunted. 4-55171 FS298 (500-1,000)

EUROPEAN COMBINATION SOCKET/PLUG BAYONET. 7-5/8” Stake type blade is marked on both sides with a crown over an unidentified cipher. Blade is attached to the 3-1/2” socket with a turned neck and matching turned cross guard. Fastening slot turns at right angles twice as it is slid over the muzzle. CONDITION: Gray/brown patina with light pitting and light to moderate surface rust. 4-56870 FS52 (800-1,200)

BOX FOR 45 2/10 SHARPS RELOADING TOOL BY UMC. Contains only instruction sheet for ideal lubricator. CONDITION: All corners are partially blown on the lid & half of the base is loose some cracks on the lid, very brittle, along with several fragments of cartridge boxes & lids. 4-56793-1 FS285 (100-200)

LARGE IMPORTED POWDER FLASK. 7-¾” German silver flask with charger graduated in grams. James Dixon & Son’s maker mark and logo stamps on the top of the measuring ring. “Jones Rogers. / New York” engraved on one side on the body. CONDITION: Light scratching and spots of corrosion scattered throughout. Should clean fine. Mechanically fine. 4-56874 FS29 (200-300)

BOX OF WINCHESTER .44 FLAT RIMFIRE CARTRIDGES. Late 2-pc box with green label and orange end bands with large red “W”, containing 49 “H” headstamp cartridges. CONDITION: Box is fair with a tear on one side and broken seams with one side of the bottom broken. Ammunition is oxidized with dark copper cases. 4-55143-10 JR (750-1,250)

LOT OF AMMO AND POWDER CANS. Including: Three boxes of Peters 45-90. One sealed, two fairly good. One box 32ACP, very good. One packet Colt pocket cartridges, poor. And several partial boxes. There is also a can of Kings semi-smokeless powder. Two empty Dupont FFG cans, fair. Two boxes of empty 9.3X74R. Large amount of fired brass. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55143-5 FS268 (250-500)

*SEDGLEY MARK 5 FLARE PISTOL. (1) SN 242692-A2. Cal. 25mm. 5-1/2” ribbed bbl. Standard USN marking on both sides of the plastic grip/frame. Dated 1943 on top of the bbl rib. CONDITION: Scuffed and scratched but retaining most of the blue on the frame and the bbl. Bore is heavily pitted and the action if fine. (2) Together with a wood case containing a Collins machete with stamped leather scabbard in fine condition. Also a signal mirror in orig pouch, a pocket can opener with orig packet, a dummy hand grenade, an OG whistle, “DACO-LITE” squeeze action flashlight, and an M1 bayonet w/out scabbard. From the Collection of the late Barney Frost. 4-53555-88 (100-200)

LARGE LOT OF LOADING TOOLS AND LEATHER GOODS. Tools include six Dixie bullet molds in large cal, five Winchester molds (32-185, 38-55, 32-165, 32WS, 32WCF), Winchester tong tool 38WCF with punch, Winchester 32WCF tong tool no punch, Winchester first model tong tool no punch, Ideal 30US no punch, Ideal 30-30W with mold, Ideal 30-40 with mold. CONDITION: All have a coating of light surface rust, some heavier than others. One set of handles on Winchester molds is replaced & one other is missing. Also included are two large cardboard boxes of holsters, belts buckles etc, mostly reproductions for rein actors. Also a few padded gun cases. Most of the leather and other soft goods are in good condition, some of it near new. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55144-4 FS56 (300-600)

WWI VETERAN LOT. This entire lot came from a veteran who was wounded by a German sniper. Including: 1) WWI helmet with 27th Inf. emblem painted on the front and bullet hole from bottom to top. 2) Field hat no marking; leather band with brass tacks; one seam split & very dirty. 3) Garrison cap. Torn and oily. 4) Leather coin pouch. Plastic edging torn. 5) 27th Inf. welcome home pin, together with American Legion War Memorial pamphlets, pictures etc. 6) Books include German Prisoners Gas Attack, 7th New York Memorial, Wadsworth Gas Attack, postcards, newspapers, letters, etc. 7) The WWI Victory Medal and the Somme Victory Medal are in their orig boxes but the boxes are torn. 8) A gas mask with name. 9) Uniform jacket with 27th Inf. patch on left shoulder. Heavily blood stained (from sniper’s wound) along seam, otherwise good. 10) There is also a civilian money belt, a pipe and some other miscellaneous items. 4-56839 (1,000-2,000)

LOT OF AMERICAN UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT. (1) Field jacket, size 34R, has star buttons. Name over left pocket. CONDITION: Some holes and stains. (2-4) Same as above. CONDITION: Poor with holes and stains. (5) Knit sweater, OG, small size. CONDITION: Slight unraveling. (6) OD blanket. CONDITION: Slight unraveling at edges, otherwise good. Two leg wraps. CONDITION: Very good. (7) Belt with buckle. CONDITION: Buckle heavily worn; belt fine. (8) Three garrison caps, one with blue piping, one with red, blue & gold piping, and one with gold and blue braided piping. CONDITION: First is worn; second two are fine. (9) Four ties, three are tan and one is black. CONDITION: All are good. From the Collection of the late Barney Frost. 4-53555-6 (100-200)

JAPANESE SHINTO WAKIZASHI. 14-5/8” shinogi zukuri blade with wide gunome midare hamon (uneven bumpy) with itami hada (wood grain skin). The ubu nakago (unaltered tang) is signed “BISHU OSAFUNE JU KORE” on one side “YOKOYAMA KOZUKE DAIJO FUJIWARA SUKESADA” on the other. MOUNTS: Pierced iron tsuba (guard) of leaves, traces of gold tendrils in the Higo manner. Textured reddish lacquered saya (scabbard). Brown tsuka ito (hilt thread) holding the 2 menuki depicting a dragon around kabuto (helmet). Iron fuchi kashira (pommel cap and ferrule) with some gold highlights on the fuchi. SIZE: 25” overall length. CONDITION: Blade has some minor scuffs and stains. Edge has been sharpened its full length approx. 1/32” wide, appears to have been put in a knife sharpener. Saya, while nice quality and only a few minor dings, is ill fitting, loose on the copper habaki. Has the pocket for the kozuka which is missing. Ssignature is lightly inscribed and is questionable. 4-57358 GA4 (450-750)

JAPANESE HANDACHI WAKIZASHI. 20-5/8” shinogi zukuri blade of ho so suguha (narrow straight temper). The nakago (tang) is osuriage (greatly shortened) with 1 hole and mumei (unsigned). MOUNTS: Complete handachi (half tachi) fittings all with a gold gilded finish. The iron mokko (4 lobed) tsuba with a reclining horse and a temple in the hills, small amount of gold and other soft metal highlights. Kozuka (side knife hilt) of dark metal with a gilted dragon (slight wear). Tsuka ito (hilt thread) of a plum color holding the 2 gilt dragon menuki. The kurikata (sash knob) with a silver mon (family crest) complete with a sageo (tie cord). SIZE: 29-¾” length overall. CONDITION: Blade has been buffed, hada (skin pattern) is unclear, and there are 2 wari (skin openings). Temper is somewhat indistinct in areas due to the buffing. Small piece broken out of the saya where the kozuka blade enters. An old blade that has been remounted in the Meiji period. 4-57101 GA3 (500-700)

REMINGTON TRAP THROWER. Heavy cast iron base has five lines of markings which basically say that it was made by Remington. CONDITION: Traces of paint remain on the mainspring. Balance is covered with surface rust. Mechanically good. 4-56985 FS256 (500-700)